While teammate Lain Kranz (left) watches on, Pierce Spangler of Ruston High makes it to home plate with one of the Bearcats’ runs in an 8-6 Class 4A Louisiana High School Athletic Association quarterfinal playoff game on Monday. The win advanced the District 3-4A and Top 10 state ranked ’Cats into a semifinal round state tournament contest against Lake Charles St. Louis on Friday at J.C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park.

A dozen wins in a row and, even better, a berth in the state tournament.

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